International News: Dimension-Polyant in Sri Lanka

Yacht sail plant opens in Sri Lanka.

By IBI Magazine/David Robinson. A $10.5m yacht sail manufacturing plant has just been opened in Sri Lanka by Dimension-Polyant Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. The plant was established following a deal with the Sri Lankan Board of Investment involving setting up the plant for sails and textiles with its output going for export.

With a workforce of up to 200, the new facility will make sails to European standards with high-tech equipment and machinery having been imported from Germany to support this. This will give Dimension-Polyant of Germany its fourth manufacturing plant, adding to those in Europe, the US and Australia. These all make sail cloth and membranes.

Dimension-Polyant is one of the world’s leading sailcloth makers with its product range including laminated and woven sail material for sports yachts up to and including superyacht-sized craft. It is the German parent that has supported the investment in the Sri Lankan plant.